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  • Victim advocates sought by county

    The Victim Services Division of the Pima County Attorney's Office is recruiting community volunteers to serve as advocates for crime victims.Victim advocates support crime victims by responding to individual crime scenes and large-scale incidents.Residents interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities with the Victim Services Division and how Victim Services helps people can ...

  • Law Order Sahuarita wrestler wont face charges

    The Pima County Attorney's Office has dropped charges against a Sahuarita High School student who had been charged with assault in connection with an attack on another student in a locker room."Upon review of all police reports and statements, as well as additional discussions with involved parties who the State considers to be credible, it is the State's position that there is ...

  • Law Order Officer hurt in chase is in need of surgery

    A 22-year-old Tucson police officer who was chasing a suspect on foot when he was hit by an SUV driven by another officer was expected to undergo surgery Wednesday.The officer, who has been on the job for two years, was pursuing a suspect Tuesday night when he was hit, said Sgt. Chris Widmer, spokesman for the Tucson Police Department. He was taken to a hospital with contusions, road rash, a ...

  • Law Order Man who crashed SUV says he had been shot

    A man traveling east on West Irvington Road west of South Mission Road went off the street and crashed into a tree Wednesday morning.A Pima County Sheriff's Department detective in the area working a case witnessed the crash and went to help the man, said Deputy Jesus Bauelos, a department spokesman.The man, who was driving a Hummer, told the detective he had been shot. The detective, who ...

  • Law Order Pinal shooting might be racially motivated

    A man fleeing a Florence construction site, where he shot at workers on Monday, fired his rifle again when he was pulled over by deputies, a Pinal County sheriff's official said.Danny Davis, 53, of Florence told deputies he "was angry about the minorities working in the area," said Tamra Ingersoll, spokeswoman for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office."Davis showed obvious ...


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The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard

When I was in kindergarten, even though I didnt know what moonshine was and I was too young to appreciate Catherine Bach in her Daisy Dukes, The Dukes of Hazzard was my favorite television show. Thus, as I settled down a quarter-century later to wa ... ...

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  • Officers club has an iffy future

    The fate of a Fort Huachuca building that preservationists say is significant to honoring the contributions of African-American military personnel during World War II is still uncertain despite attempts to preserve it and add it to the National Register of Historic Places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Mountain View Officers' Club, built in 1942 for ...

  • Campbells hot bat leads 51s to win over Tucson

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 10:42 p.m. Eric Campbell went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored to lead the Las Vegas 51s to an 8-4 victory over the Tucson Padres on Wednesday. Las Vegas improved to 37-34, while the Padres dropped to 38-35. The 51s scored first, tallying four runs in the fourth inning. Campbell drove in a pair of runs with a two-RBI double to left field. Las Vegas added three ...

  • Tucson man suffers burns trying to change breaker

    A man trying to change a breaker in an electrical panel suffered serious burns Wednesday.The man, in his 60s, was burned on his chest, face, arms and back when the energized panel flashed, said Capt. Barrett Baker, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.Paramedics treated the man and took him to a hospital shortly after 4 p.m. from the 500 block of West Miracle Mile.The man lived at that location ...

  • Arizona killer who asked for speedy execution found dead in cell

    Dale Hausner, one of two men arrested for a string of fatal shootings, sits in court during his initial appearance at the Maricopa County court in jail in Phoenix, Arizona August 4, ...

  • MLB Arizona 3 Miami 1

    Cody Ross slammed a pinch-hit three-run homer to back reliever Josh Collmenter's six shutout innings Wednesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over Miami. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Miami starter Jose Fernandez issued a leadoff walk ...

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